How a Polygamist Used Biofuel to Steal $500 Million

Jacob Kingston, a member of a controversial Mormon offshoot known as "the Order," pleaded guilty to the largest biofuel scam in U.S. history. This is how he was seduced by…

Going Green With Lithium Has Environmentalists Torn

Battle lines are currently being drawn between environmentalists and industrialists over a proposed mine in Northern Nevada. But the resource in question isn’t a climate change causing fossil fuel, it’s…

How Prince Andrew Helped a Secretive Bank Woo Sketchy Clients

Embattled royal Prince Andrew used his status to help promote a secretive private bank, whose clients included kleptocrats and alleged criminals. The Queen of England’s favorite son developed a close…

Netanyahu says Hamas ‘set back years’ by Gaza bombing

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has claimed that the bombardment of Gaza has "set Hamas back by many years" amid reports that a ceasefire being brokered by Egypt could…

What Are Ecosystems? Crash Course Geography #15

Today we’re going to take a closer look at ecosystems — which are communities of living organisms in an area interacting with their environment — and how this relationship between…

Massive fire at Gaza paint factory as Israeli tanks fire artillery

Plumes of black smoke rose into the sky as a fire blazed at a paint factory in Gaza, thought to have been caused by an Israeli airstrike. Subscribe to The…

The Systemic Overtaxing of Black Homes in America

Flawed assessments behind America’s $500 billion in annual property taxes hit Black neighborhoods hardest. #ThePaycheck #Housing #BloombergQuicktake ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Quicktake Member for exclusive perks: …

Should we rethink the use of cryptocurrencies?

Vivienne Walt joins the panel for The World This Week and analyses the rise of cryptocurrencies and the recent decision by Elon Musk and Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin in…

These Trees Are Not What They Seem

The story of how the Nature Conservancy, the world’s biggest environmental group, became a dealer of meaningless carbon offsets. Read the full feature story here: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-nature-conservancy-carbon-offsets-trees/ #Storylines #BloombergBusinessweek #Green ——–…

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